Maršovice | |
Settlement Type: | Market town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Benešov |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.7136°N 14.5644°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1205 |
Area Total Km2: | 24.19 |
Elevation M: | 389 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 787 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
Postal Code: | 257 51, 257 53, 257 55, 257 56 |
Maršovice is a market town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
The villages and hamlets of Bezejovice, Dlouhá Lhota, Libeč, Mstětice, Podmaršovice, Řehovice, Strnadice, Tikovice, Vráce, Záhoří, Zahrádka, Zaječí, Zálesí 1.díl, Zálesí 2.díl and Zderadice are administrative parts of Maršovice.
Maršovice is located about 12km (07miles) southwest of Benešov and 35km (22miles) south of Prague. It lies in a hilly landscape of the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is a nameless hill at 522m (1,713feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Maršovice is from 1205. The village was promoted to a market town in 1568 by Emperor Maximilian II.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Maršovice is the Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1774–1775.[2] [3]